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Asteroid size of bus to zoom past earth and over Australia tonight – PerthNow
Scientists say asteroid 2020 SW will zoom past earth, with its closest approach expected to be above Australia and New Zealand.
An asteroid the size of a bus is headed our way but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past earth.
The newly discovered asteroid will come within 22,000 kilometres of earth, well below many of the communications satellites orbiting the planet, scientists said this week.
The closest approach will occur after 9pm AEST on Thursday over the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Once it’s gone, the asteroid won’t be back to earth’s neighbourhood until 2041.
Scientists estimate the asteroid is betwee…
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